Speaking of foster children, CASA has a moving display of children that are available for foster care and/or adoption. It is moving in that it is traveling all around the county, and moving in the emotional sense also. It is at First United Methodist Church in Decatur right now, then moves Friday. Call CASA at 627-7535 to see where it will be. You'll want to take all of the kids home with you. Joy Woodruff is doing an excellent job of displaying this.

How unsurprising that the Liberal blogosphere, as exemplified by the deceptive opinion piece about Rush Limbaugh, decides to misrepresent what Limbaugh meant when he said "I hope he (Obama) fails." He had spent several minutes explaining his opposition to Obama's policies. Why would he quit opposing those policies because Obama won an election?

From the transcript: "I've been listening to Barack Obama for a year-and-a-half. I know what his politics are. I know what his plans are, as he has stated them. I don't want them to succeed.... What he's talking about is the absorption of as much of the private sector by the US government as possible, from the banking business, to the mortgage industry, the automobile business, to health care. I do not want the government in charge of all of these things. I don't want this to work."

What kind of a fool wants those things? Oh, that's right -- a Liberal Democrat. Leave it to a Liberal clown to say that Rush wants the country to fail.

"Fox 4's new weather gal Fiona Gorozstais is proving that she is smoking hot. But that is one crazy last name."So crazy that you misspelled it, even though you got it right on Monday: "The new weather girl on Fox 4's morning news, Fiona Gorostiza, has arrived."

Our problems aren't going to be solved by throwing money at government programs that have already been in place for years and have not fixed the problems. I am not a big Rush fan but I figured that when he said he wanted Obama to fail he meant that he hopes Obama's socialist policies will fail. So if that's what he meant I think you'll find many who agree with him.

And typically liberal, when you don't agree with WordKyle you either call him names or tell him to shut up. If you can express your opinion, so can he...and Rush and the rest of us who you may not agree with.

As for compromising -- I don't want government to take over industries. Liberals do. How do you propose a compromise? Let government take over some industries and not others? Let them take a majority stockholder position in businesses? Compromise is overrated. A bad idea is a bad idea, and should not be indulged for the sake of "compromise."

Congressional Democrats are "trying" a trillion dollar stimulus package (which they wanted to include birth control, a mafia museum and money to ACORN.) When that doesn't work, should they get another trillion dollars, and another, until they "get it right?" Why not oppose it vigorously at the outset before the money is spent?

920 - "Liberal" is a great word for those whose policies I oppose. If they choose to run away from it, that's their problem.

I realize that it's distressing to people like you ("Liberal" might fit) when you're confronted with the reality that Conservatives are for the most part reasonably intelligent, reasonably informed people. If your caricature of me comforts you, then by all means keep it.

As far as a person who has ever been better well known or more popular and famous than Obama, GET REAL!!.. try some people who have actually done something to earn their being noticed and admired by the entire world like, Churchill,Eisenhower, Gandi, and others of REAL substance!!

Obama is merely a man who has been falsely made to look bigger and better than he was/is by the very liberal biased media building him up to appear as though he is somebody who has done something, when in fact, he has done nothing of substance yet for anyone.

It was wonderful watching the Rep Minority Leader complaining that the stimilus package doesn't have a reduction of corporate income tax feature. Yes, let's reduce their taxes so they can buy 50m jets, award bonuses 100000X their worker's salaries, sell their 13M house to wives for $100.

I am all for helping the small businessman, but key will determine what is "small" Also, it will have to be in the form of "tax breaks",shortened depreciation for equipment purchased, employees added.

And while everyone is demanding transparency, let's require anyone getting bail out money to make quite transparent what they are doing off shore!

Pretty sad that animal shelters outnumber womens shelters by something like 100 to 1 in this country. Until recent history there wasn't a womens shelter at all in the WC and getting it funded took an incredible effort and it still operates with very marginal support but, with a straight face we can spend nearly a million dollars on an animal shelter. That is bizarre- we don't make any sense sometimes

I think Rush, and Rush clones like WordRush, Word Hannity, Neil Wordtz, Wordcheal Savage, and Kyle O'Wordy want Obama's policies to fail because they are more afraid of what the result would be if Obama's policies worked really great. Just because some things don't work well in Europe does not mean the United States can't do it better. Just think of the outcry if The Dixie Chicks had said they hoped George W. Bush's policies would fail....... There would be no "turn the other chick" forgiveness there, would they.

I HATE RUSH LIMBAUGH!However, Limbaugh is absolutely correct in hoping for FAILURE for Obama's schemes to use the current economic situation to FOREVER establish socialism in the private sector.

Name one industry the government has controlled that has been more successful than that owned and solely operated by private industry? Private U.S. companies are better at fighting wars than is the U.S. government which is one reason there are sooooo many private security firms fighting and providing security in Iraq, Afghanistan, Croatia, Bosnia and Sudan.

********************************No! People do not care more for puppies than children which is why people do not abandon, countless, children on the sides of country roads, schools and or restaurant parking lots to starve and/or be run over. Society does not tolerate MILLIONS of children being killed because stupid people refuse to do what it takes to avoid unwanted pregnancies as is the case with cats and dogs.

As a foster parent, I am in contact with numerous other foster families in the area. Also, the majority of foster families include more than one foster child. We have two foster children. They are brother and sister and they will be with us long term. One is eight and the other is two and they will most likely "age-out" in our family (stay until they are adults and move out on their own). They are just as much of a blessing to us as we are to them. It doesn't take a special person to be a foster parent, just a special kid.

No, the Dixie chicks never said publicly they hoped Pres. Bush would fail, but every liberal and just about every media outlet in the known universe claimed everything he did failed. I don't remember Bush getting credit for anything within the past two or three years - even when he should have gotten credit for it (the war in Iraq comes to mind).

As for rush limbaugh, I, too, heard the show where he was talking about Obama "failing." He was talking about the socialism Obama is trying to implement by "spreading the wealth" and "making the rich pay their fair share."Well, Barry, you're a well-paid attorney. How do you feel about being punished for having a great paying job?But then again, this all makes me a "Rush clone" or a "neocon", right?It's amazing how all you liberals conveniently forget about all the hatred you all spewed at Bush for so long, but now you want everybody to hold hands and sing koombayah for obama. You like playing the game with two sets of rules.Love,Gern

1013 - Yes, why don't we ignore history and go ahead and try socialism in America. 1) It's worked out so well in every other country; and 2) Our politicians have proven themselves to be better judges of what's good for us than we have for ourselves. Take-home pay be damned! Give it to the government first.

Side note: The best idea for a "stimulus" bill was Texas congressman Louie Gohmert's idea of a tax holiday. For a short period, we would get to keep all our checks for ourselves (minus state and local taxes.) Federal tax and social security tax would not be taken out. Why will this legislation never pass? Because politicians couldn't bribe us with our own money. Why is the finance industry getting so much of the bailout money? Because they're the biggest Democrat supporters.

Just another pundit of the drive-by media distorting what Limbaugh actually said.

It would really be nice if the government simply protected our borders and foreign interests, and left everything else alone. Obama's socialistic policies must fail or else the USA will become the USSA.

1114 - Keep prayin' (to whatever supreme being of your choice.) It's good for you to make new acquaintances now and then.

The Democrat party and Obama personally have targeted Rush Limbaugh -- who is not in government, but is instead a private citizen -- for destruction. They've even started an online petition targeting him. That's the party that controls Congress and the White House. If they can do it to Rush Limbauh, what stops them from trying to destroy any private citizen who opposes them?

Ahem...You people telling WordKyle to "shut up" should make an attempt at presenting a COGENT argument, other than you do not like what he is saying, as to why WordKyle should shut up. Just posting "shut up" makes you sound/look like brats stomping your feet because you "waaaaannnttt it."

I do not always agree with WordKyle but his comments on this issue are ACCURATE.

I am not even going to make a guess at how many comments it will take before the brats start with their "shut up mzchief" whine.

122 - I've raised five children, so I know how to treat them. Thanks for the support.

Say, did you hear on the Rush Limbaugh Show how Obama told business leaders today that all Washington politicians can do to help the economy is to provide the "right climate" for business? And Rush compared that to January 8, when Obama said "only government" can fix the economy? Rush played both remarks back to back several times so it would be apparent how easily Obama changes his story -- even his philosophy -- to fit the audience. Remember how he talked about blue collar Americans at that elite meeting in San Francisco?

Extreme conservatism is dead. As a matter of fact, our country has taken a turn here. Extremism of any form is OUT.

Moderate discourse by which thoughtful exchange of intelligent ideas takes place during a civil debate reaching a solution aimed at the common good is IN.

Political dissent is desirable in a democracy, as long as we maintain dignity and honor in the process.

Rush Limbaugh's objective is not to provide a conservative point of view. His objective is to incite anger and hate, which increases ratings. He openly admits to lying, but says it is no big deal because he is just an 'entertainer'.

America is in serious trouble right now. We should not allow our political thoughts to be shaped, nor our decisions to be influenced by 'entertainers'.

158 - Did you type "extremism of any type is out" with a straight face? When the new President and Congressional leaders are examples of extremely extreme Liberalism? Or maybe you just meant the front part of your statement. (Wishful thinking on your part, by the way.)

As for Rush Limbaugh "openly admitting to lying," I think some evidence on your part is in order. You wouldn't want to be caught simply making things up, would you?

As for "inciting anger" -- yes, if you mean anger at how Liberals simply make things up. Hatred? Not at all. Again, you would need to provide evidence to support that one. Spurious attacks, and all that.

323 - As I said before, Rush's comments don't need defending. His words and meaning were consistent. Liberals deliberately and insistently misrepresented his meaning. (Which would have been crystalline to anyone who bothered to read the transcript.)

It would take a contortionist to find any consistency between Obama 1/8 ("Only government can fix the economy") and Obama 1/28 ("Government can only provide the climate for business to fix the economy.") Go ahead and do it, if you can.

This reminds me of the last presidential campaign when Liberals kept ridiculing Bush for being inarticulate, yet everyone knew what he meant. Whereas the "articulate" John Kerry kept having to go back and explain what he really meant to say. As Obama's VP said about him, Obama's "articulate" (as well as "clean," according to Biden. Both of which apparently qualified him to President, since there was little else.)

I decided early this morning to spend part of my day discomfiting Liberals. It's been a good day.

* Encourage your listeners' fears and insecurities. * Affirm their prejudices. * Uphold their bigotry as a virtue. * Praise their ignorance as "down-home values". * Make them feel better about themselves by telling them they're not the lowest rung on society's ladder. * Enrage them by telling them that other people are to blame for all their problems. * Point out who those people are so that your listeners know who to hate.

watch Rush Limbaugh as he talks about the 'formula' for making you angry. "Embellish opinions with cockiness to generate hatred" he says.

Read more from former radio news director talks about the secrets of talk radio.

533 - Why is how I choose to spend (a very small portion of) my day important to you? Does being "pro choice" only mean one thing?

And in fact, I have enjoyed this. I've presented logical arguments -- with evidence -- demonstrating how Liberals manufacture outrage over something they create out of whole cloth. I also demonstrated how Obama's words are designed to fit the occasion, without regard to honesty or consistency. Those kinds of things are important to thinking people -- like many of the people who read (but don't care to participate in) these exchanges. Let them read both sides and make up their own minds.

And it's been an absolutely lovely day. Thanks for adding to my delight.

551 - Ho ho! Nice try. Your "recipe" for Hate Radio is the same as the recipe for running a Democratic presidential campaign. (Except for making people feel better about themselves. Democrats make sure that everyone feels like a victim.)

Thanks for posting that video. It's clear that when he's talking about "generating hatred" it's hatred from those who oppose his opinions.

And Rush makes it clear that there are many media people who use the "formula" for making people angry. He was not saying that he was one of them, or that he used that formula.

By the way, I'm glad that video was not heavily edited. A heavy-handed editing job might make the viewer think the editor was trying to create the wrong impression.

As for your radio news director opinion piece? It was pretty thoroughly rebutted here. Inquiring minds can read both pieces and decide for themselves.

My opinions? I can tell you they were NOT formed by listening to a guy who proposed "hope" and "change" but whose policies are the same old garbage.

Maybe if our government is so sorry, as you rignt-wing anarchists are whining here, and does such a terrible job, maybe we, the people, should stand up and insist we outsource our government to China or Haliburton, or just make Rush King and let him run the country. El Rusho lovers would be so happy they would just shit all over themselves with glee.